Stop Smoking Info: Pregnancy Smoking Facts
We all know that smoking is a dangerous and addictive habit. The negative effects of smoking are even worse for pregnant women since continuing to smoke will affect both the mother but also the unborn child. The following are pregnancy smoking facts for you to consider if you or someone you know is pregnant and needs additional information to help them make the decision to stop smoking.
Pregnancy Smoking Facts
In the early 2000s, more than 11 % of pregnant mothers smoked. This number has not gone down significantly since then.
If you are a mother and smoke while breast feeding, you can pass along the nicotine to your baby through your breast milk.
If you are a woman who smokes more than ½ a packa a day, then you can experience an irregular menstrual cycle and may find it harder to get pregnant in the future.
Babies that are born to moms who smoke have a higher rate of bronchitis, asthma, and get colds more often than kids who are born to non-smokers. They will also have double the odds of eventually developing asthma than children born to non-smoking moms.
Women who smoke normally experience menopause earlier than women who have quit smoking or have never smoked at all.
Smoking during pregnancy can result in slowed growth of your baby due to the oxygen being decreased and the carbon monoxide intake increased while their brain and other body parts are forming and growing during the pregnancy.
You will pass along toxins and nicotine to your baby by smoking during pregnancy.
Your baby on average will weigh up to seven ounces lighter than a baby born to a non-smoking mother.
By smoking, you increase the odds of your baby being born with a birth defect or other abnormality.
The odds of having a miscarriage, still birth, or premature labor is increased by continuing to smoke during your pregnancy.
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